“We wanted to highlight schools that are driving innovative learning and meeting the demands of students,” said Dan Schuessler, founder and CEO of Affordable Colleges Foundation. “These schools are not only offering excellent criminal justice degree programs, but they are expanding their program excellence to the much-desired online environment.”

According to ACO, flexibility is one of the top reasons students are attracted to online criminal justice degrees. More colleges today are offering a number of criminal justice specializations online, from corrections and case management to homeland security, forensics, public administration, and more.